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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Help</span><span class="f_BodyText"> menu provides access to the Enterprise Architect help files, the Read Me file, the Enterprise Architect End User License Agreement and various features on the <a href="http://www.sparxsystems.com" target="_blank" class="weblink">Sparx Systems website</a>.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="231" style="width:231px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">About EA</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="521" style="width:521px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">View information about Enterprise Architect, including your registration details.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="231" style="width:231px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Register and Manage License Key(s)</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="521" style="width:521px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Configure and manage the license keys used to register the name and keys for Enterprise Architect and its Add-Ins. For more information see the </span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="licencemanagement.htm">License Management</a></span><span class="f_Tabletext"> topic.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="231" style="width:231px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Configure Zicom Mentor</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="521" style="width:521px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Register a third party Add-In for Enterprise Architect. For more information see the <a href="http://sparxsystems.com/partners/zm/" target="_blank" class="weblink">Zicom Mentor page</a> on the Sparx Systems website.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="521" style="width:521px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">View the </span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-style: italic;">Readme.txt</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> file, which details the changes and enhancements in Enterprise Architect, build by build.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="231" style="width:231px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">View License Agreement</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="521" style="width:521px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">View the Enterprise Architect End User License Agreement.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="521" style="width:521px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">View information on how to <a href="ordering.htm">purchase Enterprise Architect</a>. </span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="231" style="width:231px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Help Contents</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="521" style="width:521px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display the introductory page of the Enterprise Architect Help.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="231" style="width:231px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">On-Line Resources</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="231" style="width:231px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">EA on the Web</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="521" style="width:521px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Visit the </span><span class="f_Tabletext"><a href="http://www.sparxsystems.com" target="_blank" class="weblink">Sparx Systems website</a></span><span class="f_Tabletext">.</span></p>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">The On-Line Resources Sub-Menu</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Access help and resources on-line at the <a href="http://www.sparxsystems.com" target="_blank" class="weblink">Sparx Systems website</a>.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="230" style="width:230px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">User Forum and News</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="522" style="width:522px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Visit the Enterprise Architect </span><span class="f_Tabletext"><a href="http://www.sparxsystems.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi" target="_blank" class="weblink">user discussion forum</a></span><span class="f_Tabletext">.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="522" style="width:522px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Announcements</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> folder of the User Forum, providing </span><span class="f_Tabletext"><a href="http://www.sparxsystems.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Latest" target="_blank" class="weblink">details of the latest Enterprise Architect build</a></span><span class="f_Tabletext">.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="522" style="width:522px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Access the Enterprise Architect </span><span class="f_Tabletext"><a href="http://www.sparxsystems.com/userdocs/AutoInterface/index.htm" target="_blank" class="weblink">Automation Interface</a></span><span class="f_Tabletext"> pages on the Sparx Systems website.</span></p>
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